Pumpkin shorba

Ingredients

1 cup cubed pumpkin pieces

1 onion coarsely chopped

10-12 crushed peppercorns

3-4 cloves

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon powder

1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper powder to taste

Oil

Preparation

1

1.Heat a kadai/cooker and add 2 teaspoons oil.Fry the onions till translucent.Add the pumpkin pieces an saute for 5 minutes.Add 1 1/2 cups of water and cook till pumpkin is well cooked and tender.Add salt to taste and mix well

2

2.Now puree the cooked onion and pumpkin along with water.You can puree it with some chunks or until smooth.

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3.Heat a small kadai and add 1 teaspoon oil.Once hot add cloves,bay leaf,cinnamon powder and crushed pepper corn.Add this to the prepared shorba and simmer it for 5 minutes.